The National SOM Survey 1997
type: Dataset
description: Since 1986 the research project 'Samhälle Opinion Massmedia' (SOM) has been carrying out an annual nation-wide survey of Swedish opinions. This is accordingly the twelfth survey in this series. The questionnaire was divided into six subject fields: mass media; politics and society; Sweden's relations to the rest of the world; energy, nuclear power and environment; leisure, media and public issues; and background. Most of the questions are replications of questions asked in one or several previous SOM surveys. New media questions dealt with newspaper reading on the internet. The respondents also had to state if they agreed or not with a number of statements concerning morning paper usage. Respondents were also asked about the Swedish EU-membership and the effect of the membership on different areas. A number of questions dealt with the respondent's willingness to pay more taxes if the money was used for environmental issues. New questions on media habits included: how often the respondent watched different programs on television; the reliability of different programs; reasons to watch different types of television programs; and opinions on a number of television personalities. The respondent also had to value how important a number of things are for a modern society to work properly. Furthermore there were questions about membership in religious denominations, geographical identity, domestic animals, media equipment mainly used by the respondent, and internet usage. Purpose: The main purpose is to establish time series that enable researchers to analyse how various changes in society affect people's attitudes and behaviour. The SOM Institute also has an online tool for data analysis, where you can work with data from the national SOM surveys directly in your web browser. You can find it at https://som-institutet.se/dataanalys
alternate name: Riks-SOM 1997
citation: Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (1998) Opinionssamhället : SOM-undersökningen 1997. SOM report no 20. Göteborg: SOM Institute : Univ. ISBN 91-972694-8-4.
citation: Holmberg, Sören & Weibull, Lennart (eds.) (2004) Swedish Trends 1986-2004. Göteborg: SOM Institute.
citation: Oscarsson, Henrik (ed.) (2003) Demokratitrender. SOM report no. 32. Göteborg: SOM Institute. ISBN 91-89673-02-6.
citation: Berg O. (2008) Attityder kring kärnkraft i Sverige : en studie av förändringar i attityder från folkomröstningen 1980 fram till år 2006. C-uppsats, Kulturgeografiska institutionen, Uppsala universitet
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creator: University of Gothenburg
date modified: 2026-01-23
date published: 2011-01-14
language: Swedish
is part of: https://doi.org/10.5878/000344
keywords: Media
keywords: Environment and conservation
keywords: Energy and natural resources
keywords: Political behaviour and attitudes
keywords: International politics and organisations
keywords: Leisure, tourism and sport
keywords: Social Sciences
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keywords: Political Science
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  term code: 506
keywords: Media and Communication Studies
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keywords: SOM Survey
keywords: National SOM
keywords: Swedish trends
keywords: SOM data
publisher: University of Gothenburg
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spatial coverage: Sweden
temporal coverage: 1997/1998
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value: 10.5878/002348

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value: 91-972694-8-4

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University of Gothenburg
type: Organization
department: SOM Institute

Swedish
type: Language
alternate name: swe

Media
type: DefinedTerm
description: Data referring to any type of mass media. For example, printed or online newspapers, magazines, television and the radio. Use note: Social media are indexed with 'Information society'.
term code: MediaCommunicationAndLanguage.Media

Environment and conservation
type: DefinedTerm
description: Covers issues of environmental degradation, pollution, environmental protection, climate change, flood prevention, soil erosion.
term code: NaturalEnvironment.EnvironmentAndConservation

Energy and natural resources
type: DefinedTerm
description: Natural resources are assets such as land, forests, energy sources, water, minerals which exist naturally and can be used for economic production or consumption. Energy resources include fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas or coal, as well as nuclear, solar, tidal and wind or from living organisms that can be replaced.
term code: NaturalEnvironment.EnergyAndNaturalResources

Political behaviour and attitudes
type: DefinedTerm
description: Data on party political attitudes, political engagement and participation in the political process, voting behaviour, satisfaction with government. Use note: For data on specific political doctrines, use 'Political ideology'.
term code: Politics.PoliticalBehaviourAndAttitudes

International politics and organisations
type: DefinedTerm
description: Global governance, diplomacy, foreign policy, relations between countries, international organisations (e.g. the EU, WHO, UN, WTO), and international agreements.
term code: Politics.InternationalPoliticsAndOrganisations

Leisure, tourism and sport
type: DefinedTerm
description: Recreation patterns, leisure time activities and hobbies. Includes sports spectatorship, competition sports, and travel for leisure. Use note: For data on exercise for keeping fit, use 'Physical fitness and exercise'.
term code: SocietyAndCulture.LeisureTourismAndSport

MASS MEDIA
type: DefinedTerm

MIGRATION (HUMAN)
type: DefinedTerm
description: THE RELATIVELY PERMANENT CHANGE IN USUAL PLACE OF RESIDENCE OF PEOPLE, FAMILIES, AND GROUPS

PARTICIPATION
type: DefinedTerm
description: SHARING OR TAKING PART IN AN ACTIVITY

ENERGY
type: DefinedTerm

LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES
type: DefinedTerm

NUCLEAR ENERGY
type: DefinedTerm

NEWS
type: DefinedTerm

INTERNAL POLITICS
type: DefinedTerm
description: POLICY FOCUSING ON CONCERNS AND ISSUES WITHIN A PARTICULAR COUNTRY.

VISITS TO RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
type: DefinedTerm

POLITICAL PARTIES
type: DefinedTerm

POLITICAL LEADERS
type: DefinedTerm

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
type: DefinedTerm

LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES
type: DefinedTerm
description: ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT DURING A PERSON'S TIME AWAY FROM THEIR USUAL OCCUPATION

MASS MEDIA USE
type: DefinedTerm
description: THE MANNER, PURPOSE, FREQUENCY, ETC., OF AUDIENCE USE OF THE ELECTRONIC OR PRINTED MASS MEDIA

RADIO LISTENING
type: DefinedTerm

Sweden
type: Place